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Frequently Asked Questions about Short Term Income Protection Insurance (Also known as Accident Sickness and Unemployment Insurance)
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What is Short Term Income Protection Insurance? (Also known as Accident Sickness and Unemployment Insurance)
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- What is Short Term Income Protection Insurance?(Also known as Accident Sickness and Unemployment Insurance)
- Short Term Income Protection Insurance pay a tax free monthly income for up to 12 months if you were off work due to sickness, accident, or unemployment.
- How Much Will It Cost?
- You can have Short Term Income Protection Insurance for either unemployment alone, or sickness and accident alone, or all three. The costs of the policies is much lower than you'd expect.
- Will Short Term Income Protection Insurance pay out immediately you make a claim?
- You have to be off work for 30 days before you can make a claim but the income is then backdated to the very first day you were off work.
- How long should you insure for?
- Short Term Income Protection Policies are renewed annually. So you really only need to plan one year ahead.
- For how long will the policy continue to provide income
- Short Term Income Protection Insurance will provide income if you are off work and the income will continue for up to 12 months or cease when you return to work, whichever is the sooner.
- Why do you need Short Term Income Protection Insurance?
- How much will it cost?
- Will Short Term Income Protection Insurance pay out immediately when you make a claim?
- Are there any situations which would result in your claim being refused?
Is it really Short Term Protection Insurance you need?
- You want a lump sum if you were to die or become very seriously ill and could not work again. What sort of insurance do you need?
- You want to ensure that your monthly mortgage repayment is paid, if you became sick, unemployed or had an accident. What sort of insurance do you need?
- You want to ensure that you receive a monthly income if you became sick, unemployed or had an accident for as long as you were off work (i.e. no limit of 12 months). What sort of insurance do you need?
Aspects you have to make decisions about when Considering Short Term Income Protection Insurance
- How much should you insure for?
- How long should you insure for?
- For how long will the policy continue to provide income?
- Should you insure for accident and sickness or accident, sickness and unemployment?
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